2007 Coaching Staff

David Barger
Head Coach

David Barger is a 1992 graduate of Bledsoe County High School in Pikeville, TN. While at Bledsoe he was a two sport athlete lettering in football and Basketball. David earned a grant- aid to play football at Tennessee Wesleyan College in Athens, TN. Barger was a member of the Bulldogs 1992 District 24 Championship football team that finished with an overall record of 7-3. In 1993, David transferred to UT-Chattanooga where he graduated in 1997 with a B.S. Degree in Education, concentration Biology and General Science.
   From 1993-1997 he was a volunteer assistant football coach for Bledsoe County’s Middle School program. After graduation Barger spent the 1997-1998 school year as head middle school coach at Bledsoe County and head Boy’s Basketball Coach at Wheeler School in Bledsoe County. David spent the next 5 years as an assistant football coach at Marion County High School in Jasper, TN serving the last two as Defensive Coordinator. During that five year span, the Warriors made 4 playoff appearances and never had a losing season.
   In 2003 David accepted the Head Football coaching position at Lake County High School in Tiptonville, TN. He took a team that had gone 0-10 the previous season and led them to 3 playoff appearances in 4 years as head coach. In 2006 the Falcons advanced to the Quarterfinals of the TSSAA playoffs eventually falling to state champion Jackson Christian School. While at Lake County Barger compiled and overall record of 28 wins and 17 losses, earned region Coach of the Year Awards in 2004 and 2006. In 2004 Barger was also named Northwest Tennessee Coach of the Year by the officials association.
   David is 32 years old and is married to the former Dawn Foley of Hixson, TN. The couple is expecting their first child in July.

John Crawford
Assistant Football Coach

Coach John Crawford was born in Chattanooga, TN. He graduated from Central High School in 1968, where he played on the offensive and defensive Line for Coach Red Etter, Coach Stan Farmer, Coach Jake Seaton, and Coach Jack Archer. He attended Murray State University where he also played in the offensive line. He has been married to Jane Crawford for 29 years and has a son named Michael who attends the University of Tennessee. We are honored to have a coach who has always been there for Central.

Brad Kilpatrick
Assistant Football Coach

Coach Brad Kilpatrick was born and raised in Florence, AL. He attended Ooltewah High School where he was an offensive & defensive lineman. He attended both Chattanooga State for 2 years and then transferred to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. He has been coaching at Central High School for 5 years. He is married to Christy and has 3 children named Bailey, Brooke, & Judson. We are very happy to have Coach Kilpatrick on our coaching staff and are looking forward to the upcoming season.

Glen Carter
Assistant Football Coach

Coach Glen Carter was born and raised in Chattanooga where he attended Red Bank High School.  He graduated in 1992 and went on to play baseball for two years at Carson Newman and three years at the University of Southern Mississippi. He served as the Head Baseball Coach and Assistant Football Coach at North Jackson High School in Alabama from 1998-2005.  He enters his third year as Central’s baseball coach and second year as an assistant football coach at Central. He is married to Heather Necole Carter and has a two year old daughter named Madison. 

 Jason Norwood
Assistant Football Coach

Coach Jason Norwood was born and raised in Athens, TN. He graduated from McMinn County High School and also played football. Jason coached football at McMinn for five seasons before coming to Central in 2003. Jason is married to Jaime and has nineteen month old twins; Cameron and Addison. He is currently working on his teaching degree in both English as a Second Language K-12, and K-6 education. He is excited about the up-coming season and is confident that it will be a good one.